DG ISPR briefs media on security situation

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry is holding an important press conference on Thursday to brief the media about Pakistan’s security situation and ongoing counterterrorism operations.

The briefing, which is underway, comes amid a recent rise in terrorist attacks and intensified security operations across the country. The military spokesperson is expected to provide updates on counterterrorism efforts and Pakistan’s response to threats linked to terrorist groups operating from across the Afghan border.

Security concerns have increased following a series of deadly attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including an assault at a mosque in Kohat’s Police Lines that killed 23 people, including 15 police personnel. Eight terrorists were later killed during a clearance operation.

In another incident in Hangu, six security personnel, including a captain and a lieutenant, were martyred in an exchange of fire.

Pakistan has subsequently intensified operations against militant hideouts. Air and ground operations have been conducted in response to cross-border threats, while Pakistani air defence systems have also intercepted drones entering the country from Afghanistan.

Recent attacks have also targeted security and law-enforcement personnel. A suicide bombing at a joint Customs, police and Excise checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan killed 13 people and injured 26 others.

Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan conducted what officials described as calibrated aerial strikes against terrorist hideouts and safe havens in Afghanistan. Initial reports indicated that 22 terrorists were killed in the strikes.